Carnitas Vergel Taqueria

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 7, 2022
• address3414 W 26Th St, Chicago 60623

Is Carnitas Vergel Taqueria clean?

Carnitas Vergel Taqueria is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 7, 2022. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Carnitas Vergel Taqueria?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 7, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND HAVE ON SITE AT ALL TIME. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE FRONT PREP AREA HOT WATER FAUCET IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED THE TOILET ROOM DOOR WITHOUT SELF CLOSING DEVICE. INSTURCTED TO PROVIDE SELF CLOSING DEVICE FOR THE TOILET ROOM.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED THE TOILET ROOM DOOR WITHOUT SELF CLOSING DEVICE. INSTURCTED TO PROVIDE SELF CLOSING DEVICE FOR THE TOILET ROOM.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED THE INSIDE OF THE FRYER NEED CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE VENTILATION FAN ON THE TOILET ROOM CEILING NEEDS CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE VENTILATION FAN ON THE TOILET ROOM CEILING NEEDS CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

When was Carnitas Vergel Taqueria last inspected?

Carnitas Vergel Taqueria has 4 inspections on record going back to March 25, 2021.

Carnitas Vergel Taqueria vs South Lawndale

South Lawndale runs 64% clean across 668 tracked restaurants — 427 clean, 92 mid, 146 cooked.

Against the 668 spots Cooked tracks in South Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 27% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated April 7, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.